Two new youth ministry academies began in Cuba this month. The academies offer bachelor's degrees in youth ministry through an agreement with the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas. 

Thirty-eight youth leaders seeking excellence in their service to the youth and adolescents in their care will be trained through the academies.

“We firmly believe that this is the time when Cuba will have a historical reference, where the present and future church is rising to win their generation to live a godly and dynamic life in Christ that will last a lifetime in the Church of the Nazarene," said Odily Diaz, administrator of the Youth Ministry Academy. "Please join the regional Nazarene Youth International council by praying for this project and for God’s provision of printed modules, two batches of bibliographic books, and provision of food during the weeks of study in the next 13 months.”

In addition to the two academies in Cuba, there are currently seven academies in Mexico and one in Guatemala.

--Church of the Nazarene Mesoamerica Region